Ruboni Range

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Ruboni Range
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Ruboni Range
Geography
State Papua New Guinea
Range coordinates 4°15′19″S144°50′01″E / 4.25528°S 144.83365°E / -4.25528; 144.83365

The Ruboni Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea. [1]

Various Ramu languages are spoken in the mountain range. [2]

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References

  1. Ruboni Range in Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2013-05-07; database downloaded 2015-06-22
  2. "Ramu and Keram Rivers - newguineaworld" . Retrieved 9 February 2018.